Sound Recorder app for Windows: FAQ

Sound Recorder is an app you can use to record audio for up to three hours per recording file. You can use it side by side with other apps, which allows you to record sound while you continue working on your PC. (While there is also a desktop program called Sound Recorder, this article is about the Sound Recorder app.)

Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then tap Share.(If you're using a mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, and then click Share.)

You'll see a list of the apps you have that can share. To mail your recording, tap or click Mail and follow the instructions. To share your recording to an app, tap or click the app and follow the instructions.

You can also send recording files as attachments right from the Mail app. Tap or click Sound Recorder from the menu when you're choosing a file to attach to an email.

Drag the left and right ends of the timeline to the new start and stop points you want.You can play the trimmed recording to make sure it starts and stops where you want. Adjust the start or stop points as needed. Tap or click OK.

Do one of the following:

If you'd like to save the trimmed portion as a new recording file, tap or click Save a copy.

If you'd like to replace your recording with the trimmed portion, tap or click Update original.

Note

You can't trim if you have minimized Sound Recorder to take up less than 672px of width on the screen—you'll have to make Sound Recorder larger in order to trim.

Sound Recorder won't continue recording in the background when you use other apps. To use Sound Recorder along with other apps, use them side by side.

To use Sound Recorder alongside other apps

Open Sound Recorder.

Swipe in from the top of the screen until an opening appears behind the app, then drag the app to the left or right.(If you're using a mouse, click the top of the screen and drag the app down until an opening appears behind it, then drag the app to the left or right.)

Go back to Start and open a second app. It will appear next to Sound Recorder on the same screen.

Adjust the amount of your screen you would like Sound Recorder to use by moving the bar between apps.